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Tramp cut off in enclosed field (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paddock

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'enclosed field' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tramp cut' is the wordplay.
'tramp' becomes 'pad' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cut' becomes 'dock' (docking is a kind of cutting).
'pad'+'dock'='PADDOCK'

'off in' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for paddock that I've seen before include "Horse-training field" , "Horse-racing enclosure" , "Where horses are paraded before a race" , "Enclosure at racetrack for horses" , "Pen for racehorses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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